The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-03-05

There came from among them Wo-
man. who gave US her name-T"Nancy |
Blizzers" and welcomed Us to their
rude town, while the men stood about |
shame-faced, awkward and brown
big, tall sturdy giants afraid, dear,
of me!
We went home with Nancy, who
made us our teal call it that, dear,
by the time of the day, though there
wasn't leaf from the realms of Cathay
within many odd miles!
The next day went to the "school
house" they'd made for me out of a
tent, and almost laughed, Nora (and
almost cried, too), when big-fsted
man showed me what he could do, and
spelled "baker" proudly, correctly, and
said: Give got to two Syllabus,
haven't |, now, NedP"
why, that's nice, / answered him,
touched in the heart l thought Charlie
took with him.
"Ill do my part, and before sum-
mer's gone you'll be reading, trust
me-"
"Thunder!" said Ned, who was tall
as tree and straight as an arrow.
Thunder" said l; "why, l see no
storm clouds at all in the sky, and one
must have lightning before thunder
sounds, and there's been no flash"
l heard some one say BOUNDS, she's
an angel, boy-'war % yer blarsted
loose tongue-ye know how'tkin blars-
pheme when wonst it is brung ter the
pint" And, Nora, though I've over
heard blood-curdling language and
many word sworn once and again
when they thought me a'Cag, they
never so much as a "thunder" will say
when my presence is with them. And
now, Nora dear, I'll describe just a few
of my good pupils here. There's "Four-
teenth Street. who, having left bad
wife, came out in despair for the rest
of his life-and he is called Forty"
for short! Then here's "Sin," a meek
little fellow, short, faded and thin.
The Gent from Arkansas" comes next
on my Observation-Disclosures, with
such a gigantic, hard fist. Deacon
Ben, queer genius who drinks more
than any, and who is more frightened
at me, dear, than many soberer, stead
Ter men-and trust that kind Provi-
dence, always loving and just, will
| give me u chance once to brighten him
so that the road to the bar IL be the one
he aCOn't 90! think if can not talk
him to reason I'll enact white specter
at the best for a season, and waylay
him at night; my pupils all say this
will be the surest and likeliest way.
So you see we have ''romances. "
Speaking of these, I'll tell you a ro-
nance I'm quite sure will please your
fastidious taste. Before TACT" or
"scene" I must tell you that Antoin-
cite here is called Queen" the cog
nomen started somehow with the men,
and they would have it so, though
again and again have told them twas
foolish.
Scene first shows tree-a sovereign
acknowledgements me; and lean.
ing thereon as she sits at its foot with
her head on her hand and her arm or
root musing full bitterly; for, my
good friend, my life isn't sunshine be-
ginning or end.
Away in the distance the white
mountain peaks lose themselves up il
Cloudland while purplish streaks
barred with crimson and gold fam,
bright in the sun which kissed the
Sierras, now his course was run, in low
ing farewell" The dark pines over
head moaned in the soft wind tn,
words that 1 said to Charlie, again anC
again. The stream, as bright hereto
fore as a brook in a dream, flowed, sui
! len and brown, down low in the gorge
f the orange light famed from Tim Bel
, lowses' forge like a faint mirrored ere
fleet" thrown down from the sky. TIL
evening picture in harmony; l, witt
, my stihed bewailing, a blot on tn
7 scene; my life in its autumn, whil
l fresh living green around me and o'e
, me its canopy spread from the moss a
t my feet to the horizons red. Group
r here of young miners, groups there O
. old-all rocking the cradles that brin
them their gold.
a And soon will come twilight. ris
| from my feet and, trampling the emei
aid grass meath my feet, go loiterin
4 along the one "street" of the town t
r where my own cabin stands. Aunt ho
: a frown on her angular features.
J. MY, Antoinette. Heaven knows
o it's wrong, dear, to send you-bu
e yet, there's a duel in prospect-yo
/! surely must go-the Gent from Arkar
o sas' and 'Hatchet-faced Joe are at odd
e you will find them both down at tn
8 creek
: ITO be sure, aunt" l answer. tn
! latch gives "click" and l am 500
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